FOR THEM A TREE STANDS THERE 



GEORGES CUVIER was born in 1769— one hun- 

 dred and fifty years ago. This pupil of Linnaeus 

 is rated one of the greatest naturalists the world 

 has ever seen. Perhaps only to the elect is the name 

 Cuvier known, but people are noting the century and a 

 half since he was born, so great has been the interest 

 awakened in the planting of things. The planting of 

 Memorial Trees easily takes the lead in this revival. In 

 the planting of the living, growing tree the people of this 

 country are erecting their own memorials not only to 

 those who gave their lives to their country but to those 

 who offered their lives. The planting takes many forms 

 and is not confined to remembering war heroes. Just 

 the other day the Whitman Park Improvement Associa- 

 tion planted a tree in honor of Walt Whitman to mark 

 the hundredth anniversary of the poet's birth. In many 

 schools and colleges, graduating and incoming classes are 

 planting Memorial Trees to come back to at future re- 

 unions. One of the most far-reaching forms of co-opera- 

 tion with the American Forestry Association is the call 

 to the Christian Endeavor Societies of the World to 

 plant Memorial Trees. This call has been sent out by 

 the Rev. Francis E. Clark. 



All Memorial Tree planting should be reported to the 

 American Forestry Association at once, so it may keep 

 its honor roll of such planting complete. 



Following the suggestion made by the American For- 

 estry Association that Memorial Trees be planted in 

 honor of Jane A. Delano, of the Red Cross, the first 

 tree reported placed in her memory was at Canton, Penn- 

 sylvania, her home, by the Village Improvement Asso- 

 ciation. Thirteen trees were planted on the playground 

 maintained by that organization. One of these was 

 planted in memory of Sidney R. Drew, the son of the 

 actor, whose home was at Canton. Twelve trees were 

 planted in a circle and the tree for Miss Delano was 

 placed in the center. The exercises were opened with the 

 singing of "America" and Mrs. Emmeline Leavitt, the 

 oldest member of the Daughters of the American Revo- 

 lution in the state of Pennsylvania, said the prayer. Mrs. 

 Frederick W. Taylor, the president of the Association, 

 gave the address. Mrs. L. M. Marble, of the Canton Red 

 Cross, a neighbor of Miss Delano, told of the Red Cross 

 worker's love of the hills about Canton and how she had 

 expressed a hope to return to them as soon as the war 

 work was ended. Mrs. Charles H. Derrah was in charge 

 of the exercises. The Canton honor roll will appear in 

 an early number of this magazine. 



Another impressive ceremony was the dedication of the 

 "Patriot's Grove," near Philadelphia, by the National 

 Farm School. Here trees have been planted in honor 

 of those who gave their lives to their country and in 

 honor of those who offered their lives. A flag pole was 

 dedicated to the memory of Henry F. Singer at the same 

 time. In the list of speakers at this ceremony were Judge 

 John M. Patterson, Edward Bok, John H. Mason, Joseph 



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Pennell, Harry W. Ettelson, Franklin Spencer Edmonds. 

 Though not as large, of course, this grove is along the 

 same idea as that one planted at the United States Army 

 Balloon School at Ft. Omaha and Ft. Crook. At these 

 places Col. Jacob W. S. Wuest has directed the planting 

 of five thousand trees in memory of those who died and 

 in memory of those who served from that camp of in- 

 struction. Two of these trees are for Red Cross workers 

 who died at the camp. These trees are being marked by 

 the next of kin with the bronze markers designed by the 

 American Forestry Association. This list will appear on 

 the honor roll in a forthcoming number of the American 

 Forestry Magazine, as will that of the National Farm 

 School. A "Hero Grove" has been dedicated in Golden 

 Gate Park, in San Francisco. At this dedication one of 

 the most remarkable demonstrations was seen. Daugh- 

 ters of the Golden West laid Wreaths of Remembrance 

 on an obelisk in the park. These wreaths came from 

 hundreds of towns and cities in California. The citizens 

 joined in the biggest Community Sing the city had ever 

 heard. A great community spirit is being born out of 

 Memorial Tree planting. Coloradoans in San Diego are 

 making plans to plant a Memorial Grove at Camp 

 Kearny. Miss Isabella Churchill, the secretary of the 

 Quadrangle Committee, 2170 Fourth Street, San Diego, 

 has sent out a call to all Colorado people to help in mark- 

 ing the spot where the camp is maintained, for it was 

 through this camp many boys from that state passed. 



Another example of community work is the building 

 of a Memorial Park at Reading, Massachusetts, in one 

 day. Everything was planned weeks in advance and 

 everyone had a place in the all day work. A wilderness 

 was turned into a beauty spot and the honor roll from 

 Reading will appear in American Forestry shortly. At 

 Lynchburg, Virginia, Honor Oaks have been planted at 

 a ceremony attended by a tremendous crowd. E. F. 

 Sheffey, president of the board of aldermen, presided. 

 Rev. Joseph B. Dunn and Dr. James D. Paxton took part 

 in the ceremony, which was conducted by J. T. Yates, 

 J. C. Woodson, and G. H. Read, of the Park Department. 

 and a committee from the Woman's Club, of which Airs 

 James R. Kyle was chairman. In Cincinnati, pupils of 

 the Avondale School planted Memorial Trees and at the 

 ceremony Leona G. Van Ness, of the third grade, dedi- 

 cated the trees. Miss Annie L. Kinsella informs the 

 Association that the little girl based her talk upon sugges- 

 tions she found in three copies of American Forestry. 

 Another school to plant Memorial Trees is the Municipal 

 University of Akron, Ohio. The planting of Memorial 

 Trees by the graduating class of Georgetown University, 

 when fifty-four trees were placed in honor of her sons 

 who gave their lives in the war, is the most extensive 

 planting by a college thus far reported to the Association. 

 The trees, Lombardy poplars, typical of France, were 

 planted in "The Walks," which is surrounded by a nat- 

 ural amphitheater of sloping, wooded hills. The trees 



